Here is an observation with a low power scope at x14 (made on 2/15/07 around 21.45
UT). The fov is 3.8°. The small ETX is great for rich field views. The object is
easy to find with a pair of bino’s when going straight up from Algol to Mirphak and
continuing for about 9 degrees. The cluster at the end of the cascade did not reveal
much detail with this power, but I only wanted to give a general impression of the
scene. High clouds were interfering my site, and with my limiting magnitude.
The raw sketch was made at the EP with a HB mechanical pencil. The final sketch was
digitally rendered in Photopaint (thus eliminating the tedious scanning procedure).
North is up, matching a binocular orientation.
Rony De Laet
http://www.geocities.com/rodelaet, my personal website.
Rony, I’m so glad you shared this sketch on ASOD! It remains one of the best I’ve ever seen, especially of complicated starfields such as the Cascade!
(Those of you who visit Rony’s website will not be disappointed. You’ve got to check out his sketch of Orion’s sword!)
-Andy